Italian 1449-1494 Domenico Ghirlandaio Galleries Painter, mosaicist and possibly goldsmith. He was head of one of the most active workshops in late 15th-century Florence. He developed a style of religious narrative that blended the contemporary with the historical in a way that updated the basic tenets of early Renaissance art. Domenico documented material situation   Related Paintings of Domenico Ghirlandaio :. | The Visitation (mk05) | Confirmation of the Rule | Portrait of an Old Man with a Young Boy (mk05) | Calling of the Apostles | Detail from Saint Francis Restoring a Child to Life |
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